Multicultural Competence and Social Justice Training in Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education
- 12 February 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Counseling Psychologist
- Vol. 37 (1), 93-115
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000008319986
Abstract
This article presents the findings of a descriptive content analysis of 54 multicultural and diversity-related course syllabi drawn from counseling and counseling psychology programs accredited by the American Psychological Association and the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs. Results suggest that most courses adhere to the knowledge, awareness, and skills paradigm of multicultural competence. However, actual course content varies considerably. Whereas the findings identify social justice content as a growing presence in multicultural courses, there is a need to more clearly outline the fundamental points of distinction and overlap between multicultural competence and social justice advocacy in counselor and counseling psychology training.Keywords
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